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Tikkun Olam News

July 2011

Day of Service:

Have you been wondering what’s happened to the survey you completed? In conjunction with the Board, we decided that more planning is essential to ensure a successful and enjoyable Day of Service. With this in mind, a facilitated meeting will be held ASAP after the AGM so that everyone can be included in the planning-, - the newly elected Board as well as the current Board, the Tikkun Olam committee, as well as interested members of the community. All this means that we are looking at a Spring 2012 Day of Service, but the later date will hopefully enable us to meet our goals including the development of an ongoing relationship with involved agencies as well as the recipients of "service."

Living Wage Campaign:

Or Shalom is a signator to the open letter in support of the Living Wage Campaign to which Vancity is the latest major signator.. See Living Wage for Families for more information about this campaign.

Canadian Blood Service:

We are grateful that blood donations continue to trickle in,, but much more is needed. Won’t you consider making the commitment just once? It’s in you to give! Sign up at Blood Services Canada. When donating, remember to sign up as an Or Shalom "Partner for Life” with the ID ORSH008548

Tzedakah:

Tzedakah is derived from צדק (tzedek) - meaning righteousness, justice, or fairness. The words justice and charity have different meanings in English, but in Hebrew, the word tzedakah means both justice and charity.

Our practise is to give 15% off the top to the Rabbi’s Benevolent Fund, followed by a 4 pronged formula in which we allocate according to the following guideline: Local-Jewish, Local-non-Jewish, Global,

Israel:

In recent years we have contributed to Beit Hashanti (in support of abused and abandoned youth)

Global,: Survivor Mitzvah project (provides direct financial aid to elderly Holocaust survivors still living in Eastern Europe)

$600 to Tibetan Nuns project (Dedicated to educating and supporting nuns in exile in India)

Solar cookers for women in the Darfur refugee camps

The Stephen Lewis Foundation (Grandmothers to Grandmothers project supporting grandmothers caring for children whose parents have died of Aids)

Local-Jewish : Tikva Housing for helping with their bed bug infestation

Local Non-Jewish - Kidsafe

Our major Tzedakah collection is Erev Yom Kippur. This year, please remember to COME WITH CASH, , big or small, to contribute to the collection before services.

Membership: Tikkun Olam is a committee that is open to all Or Shalom members. Is this your year to lend a hand? Contact office@orshalom.ca

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